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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

New Tangle "_____"

We have a new tangle!

As we said in this newsletter, this time we're trying something a bit different.

You get to name it. Post your suggestions below. The winner will receive a set of Zentangle Coasters.

You get to deconstruct it. It you figure out first how it's done (there are hints on the newsletter) we'll also send you a set of Zentangle Coasters. Just post a link to an image of your "step-out" instructions in your reply to this blog.

Here are a few of the newsletter images.

We'll post the instructions and the winners in about a week in our newsletter.

Note:
We'll need a way to contact the winners. So if you are posting as "anonymous" we won't be able to contact you.

It is a 'log cabin'. This is an old quilt pattern, done by starting with a square,representing the hearth or fire, then laying logs around the square. There are many variations of this pattern, just like your tangle. I suspect your pattern is done the same way but I have no way of scanning my zentangle. Everyone will have loads of fun doing this one.Let your line Dance, Donna Pepper

I see the log cabin as stated above and it has a very Celtic interwoven knot feel to it so if you combine the two you'd have Celbin or Clabin or Cabelt. I can't wait to see the steps. I don't think I can do it without a pencil and eraser! :-)

I can't get this tangle out of my head - all I want to do is draw more! Hope you don't mind if I suggest another name, based on what I thinkare the 2 most important steps..."In-tern"! Thanks for all the fun, Rick & Maria!

I had recomended a name because of the forth and the way it looks of Stars and Stripes. Take a look at my blog to see my tanglation trying to figure out the directions. http://pjwaldropstudios.blogspot.com/

I have really enjoyed deconstructing this tangle. Like others, it reminds me of Celtic Knots. The trinity knot is very special to me and with the unlimited number of corners one can make with this tangle, I thought of combining Infinite and Trinity. So I thought either "Trinfinite," "Trinfinity" or "Trinfini-T"Thank you for the extra fun this week! Nicole (nicolealwaysbelieves@gmail.com)

At last, I finally have my primitive version of step-outs for this tangle posted to my blog...now I can start checking out how everyone else broke it down and diagrammed this great new tangle!

I misspelled the name I proposed for this tangle when I posted last week (aack!). I suggest "Cintronica" (not "Citronica," as I had written in that previous comment), after Tina Cintron, who presents a way to draw Celtic knots on one of her instructional DVDs. It was from her DVD that I learned of a configuration of lines she called "Headless Dancing Man" that is a square with extended sides, which can serve as a base for the 4-sided version of this tangle. In October 2010 I showed the CZT 4 seminar how to draw simple Celtic knots using Headless Dancing Man, so that's why I'd like to honor Tina Cintron. I, too, agree that this tangle also has a strong relationship with the log cabin quilt block, so I added "ca" to the end of my name to stand for CAbin. (I added the "i" just because I though it sounded more graceful than "Cintronca.")

You can see my version of the step outs at my tanglefish blog:http://tanglefish.blogspot.com/2012/07/cool-wip-fi-di-pi-cintronica.html

Now that I have seen the step-outs that others posted, I am indeed laughing at myself!!! When I was trying to deconstruct the tangle, I could not see that there was one strand that was completely on top of all the others (like Hollibaugh, duh!) and was determined to figure out how to build this tangle using Headless Dancing Man and related configurations. I simply couldn't figure out any other way. Congratulations, Jeanne!

Given my folly, Cintronica is NOT the best name for this tangle...there are a bunch of other names that have been suggested that I love, though. I like the names that are not too specific to a pre-conceived image, so if it were up to me, I'd be choosing from the following possibilities: Plexus, Temari, Mizuhiki, Conundrum, Moirai, Providence, Stellar, Bask, Zenternal, and Betwist.

I may be a little late with this but only saw it yesterday and was intrigued. I have posted what I think is how it is drawn and suggest 'StepR' as a name as it looks like a continuous set of steps to me. Looking forward to seeing how it is really drawn.

It reminds me of the birth of a star and the little rhyme, "Star light, star bright, first star I've seen tonight". My suggestion is 'star bright' as several of them seem to keep on radiating outward. Have fun choosing. Darlene

A spokesman for the camp has said that they intend to leave within a couple of weeks and to try to clear the park to the best of their ability. Talks are continuing between the camp, the Council and the Cathedral to finalise how and when the camp will move on. Alex and I welcome that this appears to be a peaceful conclusion to the protest and hope the park will be back to its former glory soon.suzanne stokes

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